High-pitched campaign for Phase 6 ends in Bengal amid pre-poll violence
Kolkata, May 24 - Campaigning for the eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal that will go to the polls in the sixth phase on May 25 concluded on Thursday amid reports of pre-poll violence in Nandigram under the Tamluk parliamentary constituency.
At Rs 75 crore, Haryana witnesses sharp rise in pre-poll seizures
Chandigarh, May 23 - The high-octane campaigning for the May 25 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana came to an end on Thursday with rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.
Irresponsible remarks against any religion will not be tolerated: Goa CM
Panaji, May 23 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that irresponsible statements against any religion, which creates tensions, will not be tolerated and action will be taken as per law.
Lengthy election schedule planned to serve PM Modi’s self-propaganda: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 23 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of deliberately preparing such a long schedule for the Lok Sabha elections to facilitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-propaganda.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur accuses Sukhu govt of spreading propaganda on Hamirpur medical college
New Delhi, May 23 - Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday lashed out at the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for alleged attempts to block Central schemes and stymie crucial projects.
Modi govt never waived farm loans, Priyanka Gandhi claims in Haryana
Panipat, May 23 - Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed on Thursday that the BJP-led Central government never waived the loans of the farmers who were forced to commit suicide due to debt, whereas loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22
J&K: Campaigning ends in Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency, voting on May 25
Srinagar, May 23 - As the poll campaign in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency ended at 6 p.m. on Thursday, over 18.30 lakh voters will exercise franchise on May 25.
EVM smashing case: Absconding Andhra MLA moves HC seeking anticipatory bail
Amaravati, May 23 - YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, whom the police are searching after he was caught on camera smashing an EVM inside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh, has approached the high court seeking anticipatory bail.
‘Rajasthan govt to cover education expenses of Class 12 topper Prachi Soni’
Jaipur, May 23 - Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar on Thursday announced that the state government will cover all education expenses of Class 12 topper Prachi Soni, who made a record by scoring 500 out of 500 in the examination conducted by the
Corruption, drugs, gangs and resource mafia has destroyed Punjab: PM Modi in Patiala
Patiala, May 23 - Blaming "corrupt Congress and AAP" as "two sides of the same coin", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that rampant corruption, flourishing drug industry, and dampened industrial prospects have destroyed the much famous spirit of Punjab.
Himanta Biswa Sarma’s 5 posers to Rahul Gandhi on his ‘born inside system’ remark
New Delhi, May 23 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement on the political 'system' aligned against lower castes, apparently since the time of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi regimes, marked a self-goal for him.
Odisha govt seized upon by bureaucracy, says Yogi Adityanath
Bhubaneswar, May 23 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that bureaucracy has seized upon the governance in Odisha which has been patronising the mafia in every sector of the state.
RSS chief attends NE regional training programme for karyakartas, cadres in Tripura
Agartala, May 23 - The chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, arrived here on Thursday on a five-day visit to Tripura and attended a training programme for RSS cadres and karyakartas from the eight states in the northeast region.
Adhikari vs Adhikari: LoP calls TMC’s Dev beneficiary in cattle smuggling case; actor counters Suvendu
Kolkata, May 23 - A social media war broke out in West Bengal after the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, on Thursday accused Trinamool Congress sitting MP, Deepak Adhikari a.k.a. Dev of being a beneficiary of the cattle smuggling scam.
JD-U takes a jibe at Tejashwi Yadav over mid air cake-cutting in helicopter
Patna, May 23 - Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Thursday took a jibe at Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav for celebrating and cutting a cake mid-air in his helicopter.
Neither I nor BCCI have approached any ex-Aussie cricketer with a coaching offer: Jay Shah
New Delhi, May 24 - BCCI secretary Jay Shah formally dismissed the recent reports suggesting that the board has approached former Australian cricketers for the position of head coach of the men's national team.
Paris 2024 unveils victory ceremony podiums for Olympic and Paralympic Games
Paris, May 24 - The Organising Committee of the Paris 2024 has unveiled the podiums, the ultimate symbols of performance, for the Olympics, which will be held from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympic Games, which takes place from August 28
2nd T20I: Netravalkar, Ali Khan share five wickets as USA beat Bangladesh to win series 2-0
Houston (USA), May 24 - The Indo-Pakistan opening bowling combine of Saurabh Netravalkar and Ali Khan shared five wickets between them as the United States continued their domination of Bangladesh, handing them a narrow six-run defeat in the second T20I and took an
ATP Tour: Djokovic surges past Griekspoor to reach semifinals at Geneva
Geneva (Switzerland), May 24 - World No.1 Novak Djokovic dug out of an early hole on Thursday evening to down Dutch star Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-1 for a place in the semifinals at the Geneva Open here.
World Para-Athletics: Five world records broken in a single day as China win six medals
Kobe (Japan), May 23 - Five world records were broken at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Thursday, the seventh day of the event which also saw Chinese athletes claim six medals and set two Asian records.